Entertainment
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Still trying to make ‘fetch’ happen, now in song: ‘Mean Girls’ gets a musical updateJan 11, 2024 5:45 am - The first “Mean Girls,” that compulsively watchable high school-based social satire by Tina Fey, came out in 2004. The Broadway musical opened in 2018. Now it’s 2024, and...
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Directors Guild nominates Greta Gerwig, Christopher Nolan, Martin ScorseseJan 10, 2024 2:42 pm - Christopher Nolan, Greta Gerwig and Martin Scorsese have been nominated by the Directors Guild for its top award. The nominations to the 76th DGA Awards, which followed t...
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Cocoa Crawl to heat up Long Grove Feb. 10Jan 10, 2024 1:56 pm - Historic downtown Long Grove will transform into “Cocoa Town” for the seventh annual Cocoa Crawl from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10. Cocoa lovers are invited to sip co...
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Hit-Boy enters Grammys with producer nod while helping father navigate music industry after prisonJan 10, 2024 1:41 pm - When Hit-Boy walks the Grammy red carpet, he expects to proudly strut into the Feb. 4 awards ceremony with his father beside him for the first time. For three decades, H...
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MCC program to explore music, history of blues cultureJan 10, 2024 12:58 pm - Enjoy a lecture and live music presentation of the spirituals, work songs, and slave songs that evolved into the blues at McHenry County College’s next Experts and Insigh...
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Events honoring Martin Luther King Jr. in the suburbsJan 10, 2024 12:11 pm - Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday, Jan. 15. Upcoming events, celebrations and services will pay tribute to the civil rights leader. Jan. 10 Documentary, di...
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SAG Awards 2024: See the complete list of nomineesJan 10, 2024 10:25 am - Nominations for the 30th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, which will be handed out on Feb. 24 in Los Angeles and shown live on Netflix: Movies ENSEMBLE “American F...
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SAG Awards nominate ‘Barbie,’ ‘Oppenheimer,’ snub DiCaprioJan 10, 2024 9:38 am - The 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards heaped awards on “Oppenheimer," “Barbie” and “American Fiction,” while snubbing Leonardo DiCaprio for best actor. The nominees for th...
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‘A real pro:’ Downers Grove youngster makes Lyric Opera debut in ‘Champion’Jan 10, 2024 9:13 am - For her budding theater career, Naya Rosalie James has older sister Vivian to thank. Watching her sibling perform inspired the Downers Grove 11-year-old to pursue acting....
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Dining out: Dry January specials, 30 years of Whirlyball and moreJan 10, 2024 9:11 am - Welcome to 2024! Time to put the snow brushes back in the car and head out to enjoy some Dry January concoctions, celebrate 30 years of people asking what Whirlyball is, ...